Belt buckle



2l, i924. l E,512,407

. s. CLARK BELT BUCKLE Filed March 5, 1924 Tq. l.- l

Patented @et 2l, 1924.,

Milf-itl SAIVIUEL CLARK, O'F NElVA'B/If, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNGR, BY MESNESSIGMENTS, TO GOBHAM MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A CORPRAT'GN 0l? RHODESLAND.

BELT BUCKLE.

Application filed. March 3, i924. Serial No. 696,472.

T all 'whom t may concern: l

VBe .it-known that I, SAMUEL CLARK, a citizen the "United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Belt Buckles, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in beltbuckles, and it has for its primary object to provide a buckle of thatclass in which there is a tongue or the like to engage in a hole in thebelt so constructed that the said tongue will be invisible, instead ofbeing exposed to view. To this end I provide the body portion of thebuckle with a pivoted member, the pivot of whichV is disposed Vbeneaththe said body portion, the said pivoted member being in the form of aloop to which one end of the belt is attached, and adjacent the pivot,where, in use, it is hidden beneath the body member, the said pivotedmember is provided with a stud or the like which is adapted to enter ahole in the belt. The free end of the belt passes over this pivotedmember and practically conceals it from view, the stud entering the holein the belt and holding the latter against the body portion, so thatthere is no danger of the belt slipping when once adjusted.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear,and the novel features thereof will be specifically delined by theappended claim.

The invention, in its preferred form, is

clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which with thenumerals of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification,and in which- Figure l is a face view showing the front portion of thebelt with the present improvement applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a rear view of the same.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section as on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a view looking at the end of the buckle with the pivotedmember shown in two positions, one by full lines and the other by dottedlines.

Figure 5 is a section as on the line 5,5 of Figure 4:.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews.

My buckle comprises a body portion l which may be as ornamental asdesired, having thev longitudinal members on the under at the entranceend of the body portion tothe more readily receive and guide the freeend of the belt while at the other or narrower lugs or the like 4t toreceive the rod or pin 5 on which is mounted the member 6 which is inthe form of a loopE about which the end of the belt 7 is designed to besecured in the usual way. y

Movable with the pivoted member 6 is a stud or the like 8, which in thepresent instance is shown as on the enlarged transverse portion 9adjacent the pivot of the member 6 and is designed to engage in thedesired hole l0 in the belt.

In use the end of the belt isy axed to the loop ofthe buckle as shown inFigures'Q and 3, the free end placed about the waist, and enteredbetween the body portion of the belt and the lguides and adjusted to thede-v Vengage the stud from the opening in the belt so the latter mayybewithdrawn. The enlarged transverse portion 9 rigid with the member 6not only adds the requisite strength but, bearing' on the belt acrossthe entire width upon both sides of the stud 8,r

serves to compress the belt at such points and keeps the belt flat aswell as holding the stud firmly in the opening in the belt.` By locatingthe pivot member 5 in close proximity to one end of the body portion '1and locating the stud 8 between said pivot and the adjacent end of thesaid body portion, the member 6, when in use, is extended beend they areshown as formed withl soA y l Ut) tion, said loop member having adjacentits pivot a transverseenlargement.carrying a i5 stud at right ang'lesthereto at a point farthest from the pivot of the loop member to engagein a hole in the belt, whereby the stud engages in the hole in the beltand the said enlargement serves to compress the belt 2o and to keep thelatter flat, and acting in con` junction with the stud to hold the beltmore firmly in position.

ln testimony that vI claim the invention above set forth affix mysignature hereto.

SAMUEL CLARK.

